Why the car stability goes off when traction is on?
12-20-2006, 09:59 AM
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Whenever I switch the traction on,there always pops us a message in the console that the car stability is reduced.Why is this happening?Why these two cant co exist?Is it safe to avail traction at reduced stability? Expect a reply from the experts.
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Whenever I switch the traction on,there always pops us a message in the console that the car stability is reduced.Why is this happening?Why these two cant co exist?Is it safe to avail traction at reduced stability? Expect a reply from the experts.
cheers,
jay
12-20-2006, 10:04 AM
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Traction is on by default. You don't switch traction "on." What you're actually doing is turning traction off.
12-20-2006, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by jay_menon' post='369564' date='Dec 20 2006, 11:59 AM
Whenever I switch the traction on, there always pops us a message in the console that the car stability is reduced. Why is this happening? Why these two cant co exist? Is it safe to avail traction at reduced stability? Expect a reply from the experts.
Traction control works on rear wheel spin (loss of traction) while stability control works on front-end push (understeer) and rear-end skid (oversteer).
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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='369570' date='Dec 20 2006, 02:04 PM
Traction is on by default. You don't switch traction "on." What you're actually doing is turning traction off.
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12-20-2006, 10:15 AM
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Yes, you are right as well as SilberGrauE60. A momentary press of the DTC button will disengage DSC and leave traction on. Pressing the DTC button longer than 3 seconds removes traction control and DSC. I turn both off while engaging in spirited driving.
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Originally Posted by baadaaboo' post='369615' date='Dec 20 2006, 03:28 PM
can we turn just the DTC off?
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